Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Emma Goldman, Anarchism, Anarcha-Feminism... & Little Brother?

Little Brother is basically about Marcus rising up and going against the Department of Homeland Security after being unfairly treated as though he were a terrorist. Although Emma Goldman was not accused of being a terrorist, she also rose up against her country and, in the process, created "Anarcha-feminism"--a branch of anarchy that combines that with feminism. Emma Goldman was seen as a "dangerous woman" of her time, and in a sense, Marcus is seen as a dangerous man, if it only is by the Department of Homeland Security. I believe that Emma Goldman was put into Little Brother to show a historical figure that stood for the same things that Marcus believed in. Anarchism is what happens when there is a stateless society, and in a way it is what Marcus starts to stand for. He's upset with his government for taking away his freedoms of privacy as well as his freedom of speech. The Department of Homeland Security greatly invaded Marcus's life and in turn revolts against them. Anarcha-feminism is the result of the efforts of Emma Goldman. Anarcha-feminism could be related to Little Brother in the sense that since Marcus is interested in Emma Goldman, he could be interested in this as well.

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